# Premier Guitar - Complete Content > Premier Guitar: complete content export for LLMs - 153 sections and the 100 most recent articles. Navigation index: https://www.premierguitar.com/llms.txt **Site Overview:** - Domain: https://www.premierguitar.com - Total Sections: 153 - Recent Posts Included: 100 - Content Word Count: ~8423 words - Last Updated: 2026-09-07 - Generated: September 7, 2026 02:41:38 **Important Information:** - Site ID: 20368559 - Markdown version: append .md to any URL - Total sections: 153 ## Site Structure - [Featured](https://www.premierguitar.com/featured/index.md): (1286 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/featured; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/featured.rss) - [Boost](https://www.premierguitar.com/boost/index.md): a boosted spot (0 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/boost; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/boost.rss) - [News](https://www.premierguitar.com/news/index.md): Today's latest guitar news! 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(61 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/the-big-5; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/the-big-5.rss) - [Axes & Artifacts](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/axes-artifacts/index.md): Who doesn't love vintage gear? Join John Bohlinger ad he explores what Carter Vintage has to offer. (17 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/axes-artifacts; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/axes-artifacts.rss) - [Gear Spotlight](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/gear-spotlight/index.md): We spotlight new gear with information straight from the gear producer! (62 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/gear-spotlight; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/gear-spotlight.rss) - [Winter Gear Slam](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/winter-gear-slam/index.md): A collection of videos form Winter NAMM (13 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/winter-gear-slam; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/winter-gear-slam.rss) - [Summer Gear Slam](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/summer-gear-slam/index.md): A collection of gear videos during Summer NAMM (45 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/summer-gear-slam; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/summer-gear-slam.rss) - [Why I Built This](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/why-i-built-this/index.md): Find out why gear makers do what they do. (26 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/why-i-built-this; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/why-i-built-this.rss) - [DON’T Do It Yourself?](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/dont-do-it-yourself/index.md): This video series shows you why you shouldn't always DIY. (4 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/dont-do-it-yourself; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/dont-do-it-yourself.rss) - [Helmer's How-Tos](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/helmers-how-tos/index.md): Dave Helmer shows you how to do mod your guitar. (4 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/helmers-how-tos; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/helmers-how-tos.rss) - [Monsters of High Gain](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/monsters-of-high-gain/index.md): Our updated "Monsters of High Gain" series features guitar powerhouse Prashant Aswani putting today's heaviest hitters through their paces on a dynamic, original track. (24 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/monsters-of-high-gain; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/monsters-of-high-gain.rss) - [PG DIY](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/pg-diy/index.md): DIY videos by Premier Guitar under the series moniker PG DIY. (11 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/pg-diy; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/pg-diy.rss) - [Gig Rundown](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/gig-rundown/index.md): PG's video team including John Bohlinger, Perry Bean, and Chris Kies set up shop to talk about the latest happenings in guitardom. (8 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/gig-rundown; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/gig-rundown.rss) - [Bohlsh*ttin'](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/bohlshttin/index.md): John Bohlinger plays and hangs out with world-renowned guitarists. (6 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/bohlshttin; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/videos/bohlshttin.rss) - [Gear Roundups](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/gear-roundups/index.md): Find PG Plays, Tools for The Task, Gear Radar, Gear Spotlights, and more! 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A list of Premier Guitar's accessory reviews (1228 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/accessories; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/reviews/accessories.rss) - [Pro-Advice](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/index.md): Our monthly print columns online! (2813 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice.rss) - [Last Call](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/last-call/index.md): In his monthly Last Call blog, Nashville-based guitarist John Bohlinger muses on life as a working musician, connecting to music on a deeper level, and surviving touring. Great insights delivered with humor—just what we all need on a regular basis. (293 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/last-call; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/last-call.rss) - [Vintage Vault](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/vintage-vault/index.md): If you crave collectable gear, Vintage Vault will feed your jones. Each month Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite, and Tim Mullally deliver gorgeous photos of some of the world’s finest vintage guitars and amps, along with the history behind each piece and essential background on its makers. (308 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/vintage-vault; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/vintage-vault.rss) - [Esoterica Electrica](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/esoterica-electrica/index.md): Jol Dantzig knows a thing or two about guitars. And in our monthly Esoterica Electrica blog, the famed guitar designer and builder offers up his often humorous take on topics from the state of lutherie to the guitar industry as a whole. (265 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/esoterica-electrica; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/esoterica-electrica.rss) - [Will Ray's Bottom Feeder](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/will-ray-s-bottom-feeder/index.md): When it comes to hunting down great deals on inexpensive instruments, Will Ray is a master. In his Bottom Feeder blog, he shares photos of his latest finds and details what it takes to get a bargain-basement guitar in working order. (73 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/will-ray-s-bottom-feeder; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/will-ray-s-bottom-feeder.rss) - [Tone Tips](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/tone-tips/index.md): In our monthly Tone Tips blog, L.A.-based guitarist Peter Thorn shares his wealth of real-world knowledge by offering up useful gear and tone advice for both aspiring road dogs and studio cats. 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(173 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/tools-for-the-task; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/tools-for-the-task.rss) - [Tuning Up](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/tuning-up/index.md): Our Editorial Director's column (232 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/tuning-up; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/tuning-up.rss) - [Wizard of Odd](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/wizard-of-odd/index.md): Guitar Oddities (164 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/wizard-of-odd; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/wizard-of-odd.rss) - [Signal to Noise](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/signal-to-noise/index.md): The nitty gritty of your signal chain explained. 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(60 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/gear-of-the-month; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/gear-of-the-month.rss) - [Reader Guitar of the Month](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/reader-guitar-of-the-month/index.md): Reader submitted guitars (203 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/reader-guitar-of-the-month; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/reader-guitar-of-the-month.rss) - [On Bass](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-bass/index.md): Even more info about bass (141 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-bass; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/on-bass.rss) - [Speaker Geeks](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/speaker-geeks/index.md): Everything you want to know about speakers! (14 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/speaker-geeks; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/speaker-geeks.rss) - [Trash or Treasure](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/trash-or-treasure/index.md): Impressive Vintage finds! (91 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/trash-or-treasure; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/trash-or-treasure.rss) - [The Root of It All](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-root-of-it-all/index.md): Bass content focused on music theory. (54 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-root-of-it-all; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/the-root-of-it-all.rss) - [The Good Stuff](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-good-stuff/index.md): That's the good stuff! (40 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-good-stuff; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/the-good-stuff.rss) - [The Lowdown](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-lowdown/index.md): Discussions on bass guitar, bass playing, and music theory. (46 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-lowdown; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/the-lowdown.rss) - [A Builder’s Perspective](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/a-builders-perspective/index.md): Master guitar builder Paul Reed Smith give his perspective on various guitar related topics. (23 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/a-builders-perspective; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/a-builders-perspective.rss) - [Question of the Month](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/question-of-the-month/index.md): Featured artists and PG staff answer guitar related questions. (17 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/question-of-the-month; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/question-of-the-month.rss) - [Outside Notes](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/outside-notes/index.md): Outside Notes offers professional musicians to speak on an industry-related topic that matters to them, from favorite pieces of gear to performance practices, and more. (11 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/outside-notes; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/outside-notes.rss) - [On the Bench](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-the-bench/index.md): A window into the workbench of amp tech Colleen Fazio, who diagnoses, repairs, and revives the vintage and obscure amplifiers that find their way to her shop. (4 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-the-bench; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/on-the-bench.rss) - [The Gig Behind the Gig](https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-gig-behind-the-gig/index.md): (8 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-gig-behind-the-gig; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/pro-advice/the-gig-behind-the-gig.rss) - [DIY](https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/index.md): Our DIY content in one place. (1575 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/diy; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/diy.rss) - [Mod Garage](https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/mod-garage/index.md): Love to hot-rod your guitar? Let Dirk Wacker show you how to do it right. In his Mod Garage blog, he explores cool projects , shares wiring diagrams, and even manages to weave some historical perspective into the technical details. (348 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/mod-garage; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/diy/mod-garage.rss) - [Joe Gore's Recording Guitarist](https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/joe-gores-recording-guitarist/index.md): Joe Gore's guide to recording guitar. (53 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/joe-gores-recording-guitarist; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/diy/joe-gores-recording-guitarist.rss) - [Recording Tips](https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/recording-tips/index.md): Tips on recording your guitar! (239 posts; HTML: https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/recording-tips; RSS: https://www.premierguitar.com/feeds/diy/recording-tips.rss) - [Recording Dojo](https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/recording-dojo/index.md): Bryan Clark shows you the ways of a recording master. 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But they were also used by a range of icons spanning from Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, and Elvis Presley, to Nels Cline, Mark Arm of Mudhoney, and Pat Smear of the Germs, Nirvana, and Foo Fighters. Hagstroms are often unique in sound and feel. The thin necks on many 1960s models, for example, make them favorites among players who like to riff at speed. --- ### Old Blood Noise Setback Review **Published:** September 5, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/old-blood-noise-setback-review.md I have to resist reverse delay like most have to resist ice cream. A totally uninhibited version of myself would probably record multiple box sets’ worth of reverse-delay-based music given the chance. Old Blood's Setback reverse delay makes a project of that scope seem totally possible, too. --- ### Tonewood Teardown: Headstock Health **Published:** September 5, 2026 | **Author:** Dirk Wacker | **Section:** Mod Garage **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/mod-garage/tonewood-teardown-headstock-health.md Hello, and welcome back to Mod Garage! After preparing the headstock of our Harley Benton guitar for a new set of tuners, we will now install the bushings of the tuners in the enlarged holes. This sounds like an easy task, but it’s important to keep some key things in mind. Most people push their new bushings in using a hammer and maybe a small wooden block to protect the new hardware. While this can work, it’s not a great idea, especially if you’re a novice at this sort of work; following this installation method, chances are good that your bushings won’t be set flush on the headstock afterwards. Crooked bushings can put you into serious trouble when installing the tuners, and can of course damage your headstock. Thankfully, there’s a much better way to perform this operation. You can buy a specialised luthier tool for just about any task nowadays, and bushing-installation is no exception; you can buy specialised clamps, presses, installation helpers, and the like, and they all have their right to exist. Before you buy them, though, ask yourself how often you’ll use such tools. More often than not, an inexpensive DIY stand-in will do the trick! Do you have access to a stationary drill press? Excellent—all you’ll need to build yourself a top-notch bushing-installation tool is a hexagon-headed screw, preferably with a shank and small self-adhesive rubber feet. Glue the rubber feet on top of the hex-headed screw, and fasten it in the chuck of your drill press so the head of the screw faces downwards. There you have it: your very own bushing-installation tool, for less than the price of a Coke. I’ve used this setup for many years without issue. --- ### ESP Unveils New Guitar Models and Overhaul of LTD Black Metal Series **Published:** September 4, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/esp-ltd-black-metal-series.md ESP Guitars has unleashed a surprise mid-year batch of new guitar models. These include six new guitars in the completely updated LTD Black Metal Series, as well as two new value-priced seven-string guitars and a new Signature Series model. --- ### Keeley Tube Drive Review **Published:** September 4, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/keeley-tube-drive-review.md When I see an overdrive powered by a real tube, I’m predisposed to think about all those things that you associate with glowing tubes and overdrive—low-to-medium gain, warm, toasty, maybe even mellow tones. Keeley’s Tube Drive (which was originally issued in a limited edition of 100 fitted with 76-year-old Sylvania 12AT7s) dishes drive tones that are all those things, and sounds beautiful doing it. But the Tube Drive is made up of two sections. One is powered by a 12AX7 (alas, no ultra-rare antique tubes in this version.) The other is Keeley’s Phat Mod, a riff on the JFET Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, another circuit regarded as warm and responsive. Together, though, the two drive circuits expand each other’s range exponentially—right up to wicked saturated sounds that make a low-wattage combo more akin to a big British stack. --- ### Esoterica Electrica: Toad Takes the Rap **Published:** September 4, 2026 | **Author:** Jol Dantzig | **Section:** Esoterica Electrica **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/esoterica-electrica/esoterica-electrica-gigging-band.md Who doesn’t remember the amazing buzz you get the first time your band lights up the crowd and everything comes together? Nothing beats the experience of notes flying off your fingers magically—it’s like you’re floating on pure musical energy. That’s the feeling I’ve chased my entire life, and I know I’m not alone. Then there’s another kind of gig story—one that transcends the music, where you’re lucky to walk away with memories deep and transformative. Or, at least, that are good for a laugh in hindsight. Here’s mine: --- ### The Gig Behind the Gig: The Incredible Shrinking Band **Published:** September 3, 2026 | **Author:** Jimmy McGorman | **Section:** The Gig Behind the Gig **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/the-gig-behind-the-gig/the-incredible-shrinking-band.md Not long ago, a new artist hitting the road would put together a band. A drummer, a bass player, a couple of guitarists, maybe a keyboard player six feet left of center. Five or six people, a week or two of paid rehearsal, a room to make noise in, and then a tour where all those musicians would make a living playing music together. --- ### IK Multimedia Launches TONEX Board **Published:** September 3, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/ik-multimedia-launches-tonex-board.md The complete TONEX rig on a single pedalboard, combining AI-captured tone, AmpliTube effects, advanced routing, and professional performance control. --- ### LR Baggs Unveils Next Era as Baggs, Welcomes Second-Generation Leadership **Published:** September 3, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/lr-baggs-second-generation-leadership.md As the company celebrates its 50th anniversary, LR Baggs has changed its name and unveiled new branding. The company is now simply Baggs, and has announced that Jenny Luckett, daughter of founder Lloyd Baggs, has joined the leadership team as Creative Director. --- ### Cort Introduces the CR300MT Electric Guitar **Published:** September 2, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/cort-cr300mt-electric.md Cort announces the expansion of its single cut lineup with the introduction of the CR300MT electric guitar. Developed to fulfill the evolving preferences of contemporary guitarists, this guitar unites a highly requested combination of components and materials in a classic design. --- ### SatchVai: Joe Satriani And Steve Vai New Single “Mayhem” out Today! **Published:** September 2, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/joe-satriani-and-steve-vai-new-single-mayhem.md After more than five decades of friendship, musical exchange and separate careers that helped redefine what the electric guitar could do, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have finally made a record together. The Sea of Emotion, the first studio album from SatchVai, will be released November 6, 2026 via earMUSIC. The announcement arrives alongside the release of “Mayhem,” the album’s blistering new single, out today. --- ### Rig Rundown: Seth Lee Jones **Published:** September 2, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** Rig Rundown **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/seth-lee-jones.md John Bohlinger drove out to Seth Lee Jones’ home in Tulsa to see the guitars the luthier and slide player builds for himself, plus the barn-find Leslie and the pedalboard behind one of the more distinctive sounds going. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details. Brought to you by D’Addario. --- ### Blackstar Offers Free Moises Integration into Beam products **Published:** September 2, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/blackstar-free-moises-integration.md Blackstar has announced a major free update for Beam Solo and Mini on iOS, introducing seamless integration with Moises’ industry-leading real-time stem separation technology. --- ### Josh Klinghoffer’s Spare Time **Published:** September 2, 2026 | **Author:** Daniel Kohn | **Section:** Artist Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/artist-features/josh-klinghoffers-spare-time.md For most of his career, Josh Klinghoffer has been the alt-rock wiz kid. His career began as a Los Angeles-area teenager, and his talents caught the attention of Bob Forrest, who enlisted him in his band, the Bicycle Thief. Since then, he’s had stints with the Forrest-led Thelonious Monster, Dot Hacker, and Gnarls Barkley, and toured with Jane’s Addiction, PJ Harvey, and Sparks. Most famously, he was a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2007 to 2019 (with whom he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012). Since 2020, Klinghoffer has been a touring member of Pearl Jam, serving as a multi-instrumentalist. While he’s had a charmed career playing with some of the giants of rock, the 46-year-old has also, for nearly a decade, pursued a solo career under the Pluralone moniker. In that span, Klinghoffer released several albums, EPs, and singles, the most recent of which was 2022’s This Is the Show. A history aficionado, the album touched on historical tensions beginning with World War II through the present day. Also that year, he teamed with Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament to compose the score for the FX television show Under the Banner of Heaven. --- ### Win an EHX Pico Atomic Cluster **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** PG Giveaways | **Section:** PG Giveaways **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/win-stuff/pg-giveaways/win-an-ehx-pico-atomic-cluster.md Electro-Harmonix's newest Pico pedal breaks your signal down to its atomic level: glitchy lo-fi textures, ambient synth pads, and everything in between. We've teamed up with EHX to give one away. Enter below. --- ### Fender Unveils John Osborne Signature Telecaster Pickup Set **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/fender-john-osborne-signature-telecaster-pickup-set.md --- ### Walrus Audio Highpoint Review **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/walrus-audio-highpoint-review.md For some players, compression, and compression pedals, are exciting at a level just above a tuner or volume pedal—essential in some cases, but not the kind of thing that gets the blood pumping. For others, compression is an essential facet of their sound, perhaps even the core of it. For these players, the differences between compressors are meaningful and consequential, and separate a true creative device from a joyless, utilitarian tool. Walrus Audio’s Highpoint is more likely to appeal to players who see the painterly possibilities in a compressor. As an optical comp, it offers the smooth, fuzzy, non-linear glow that makes a good opto sound less sterile and bossy than a voltage controlled or FET compressor. It also has a control set that can get surgical. The $349 price reflects the pedal’s power and flexibility, and signals that this isn’t one for compression casuals. But while committed comp nuts might find the most to love here, less experienced users might be very surprised and impressed by what an asset the Highpoint can be. --- ### NOW LIVE: 15 New Deals From Sweetwater's Biggest Guitar Sale Of The Year **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** PG Staff | **Section:** Sponsored **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/sponsored/sweetwater-guitar-month-2026.md From an 8-string Strandberg to a synth-equipped Boss EURUS, Sweetwater's Guitar Month sale covers axes, amps, and pedals at prices that won't stick around. --- ### Keeley Electronics Introduces Tube Drive Twin Triode Dual Overdrive **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/keeley-electronics-introduces-tube-drive.md Keeley Electronics has introduced the Tube Drive Twin Triode Dual Overdrive, a powerful dual-drive pedal built around a real high-voltage tube circuit and one of Keeley’s most celebrated overdrive voices. The standard Tube Drive features a Russian 12AX7 tube at the heart of its tube-driven preamp side, delivering warm, touch-sensitive grit, natural compression, and the unmistakable feel of real glass in the signal path. The second side of the pedal is based on the legendary Keeley Super Phat Mod, adding thick, amp-like overdrive with punch, sustain, and harmonic depth. Players can use either side independently, stack them together for bigger gain tones, or switch the effect order on the fly with a simple foot gesture. From responsive tube breakup to saturated stacked drive, the Tube Drive is designed to cover a wide range of gain sounds while keeping the feel immediate and musical. --- ### Real Tube Tone with Dual Overdrive Personalities **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** First Looks **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/first-look/keeley-tube-drive.md John Bohlinger headed west to visit Robert Keeley who shows off an impressive dual drive that includes the company's heralded Super Phat Mod circuit paired with high-voltage drive that rocks with a Russian 12AX7 preamp tube. As Keeley explains to Bohlinger, there's a lot going on under the hood including a function that allows you to reverse the stacking order that gives the growl a whole new gnashing character. --- ### HeadRush Introduces FRFR CAB Series of Amps **Published:** September 1, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/headrush-frfr-cab-series.md HeadRush has introduced its FRFR CAB Series, a new line of full-range, flat-response guitar amp cabinets purpose-built for players who build their sound around modeling pedals. With a traditional amp-style cabinet format and Bluetooth® connectivity, they’re ideal for practice, rehearsal and live performance. --- ### He Fixed Randy Rhoads’ Guitar. Then Eddie Van Halen Called. **Published:** August 31, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** Off the Record **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/jim-decola.md You might not know his name, but you know Jim DeCola's work. The longtime luthier and influential industry staple sits down with John Bohlinger to discuss his repairman beginings (including an impactful fix for Randy Rhoads), to designing the Peavey EVH Wolfgang for Eddie Van Halen, and his lengthy career that includes both guitar giants -- Fender and Gibson. Plus, DeCola shares how his first love of skateboarding is a parallel to guitar building and explains why dropping into half pipes and empty pools fill his heart as much as working on guitars and play music. --- ### The Power Of 3 Announce Self-Titled Debut Album Due December 11 **Published:** August 31, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/the-power-of-3-debut-album.md The Power of 3, the powerhouse new trio featuring acclaimed singer-guitarist Orianthi, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, and bassist Rhonda Smith, announce their self-titled debut album today along with the release of their debut double single, “War In The Streets” b/w “Treat Me Like A Lady,” available now on all streaming platforms. The album is due out December 11th via She2Music, was produced by legendary producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, KISS, The Rolling Stones), and features a special guest appearance from Carlos Santana. Recorded entirely in analog, the album captures the raw chemistry of three world-class musicians whose collective careers have included collaborations with Michael Jackson, Prince, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper, Beyoncé, Lenny Kravitz, Santana, and Pharoah Sanders. --- ### Tom Morello - Everyone Gets Everything They Want **Published:** August 30, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/tom-morello-everyone-gets-everything-they-want.md Legendary musician, guitarist and songwriter Tom Morello has unveiled his latest full-length project, and first solo rock album, *Everyone Gets Everything They Want*, arriving September 25th via Mom + Pop Music. Further cementing his reputation for fusing high-octane rock with unwavering activism, the new collection confronts issues of fascism, immigrant rights, and global political turmoil. The record is anchored by Morello’s revolutionary fretwork, blending thunderous riffs, otherworldly solos, and an uncompromising lyrical vision. Production credits include Tyler Smyth, Carl Restivo, Zakk Cervini, Dan Carey, and Sam Nelson Harris. --- ### On Bass: Know Your Worth **Published:** August 30, 2026 | **Author:** Steve Cook | **Section:** On Bass **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-bass/on-bass-know-your-worth.md When I was 15, I played my first “paying” gig. The event was a pool party at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach, hosted by a classmate from school. We had a three-piece band, and we were paid $100. We had to rent a PA, which was $70. We equally divided up that last 30 bucks and smiled, as we could finally say we were getting a return on all the time and expense we put into our craft. Who am I kidding? At 15, $10 was like a pan of gold. I did feel a sense of real accomplishment, though, knowing I could make (some) money playing music. --- ### Beetronics Seabee Lite Review **Published:** August 29, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/beetronics-seabee-lite-review.md If you’ve never played a Beetronics pedal, the company’s extroverted design ethos might seem like a style-before-substance exercise. Nothing could be further from the truth. For starters, Beetronics’ wares are genuinely substantial in terms of quality. The brand is also inventive—and more than a little irreverent at times—when it comes to sonics. --- ### S.I.T. Strings Updates Power Wound Electric Guitar Strings **Published:** August 29, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/sit-strings-updates-power-wound-strings.md S.I.T. Strings (Stay In Tune) has updated its flagship Power Wound Nickel Electric Guitar Strings with enhanced product protection, premium new packaging, and new Gold, Black, and Silver color-coded ball ends. --- ### PRS Introduces Dany Villarreal Custom 24 Signature Limited Edition: the Astryx **Published:** August 29, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/prs-dany-villarreal-astryx.md PRS Guitars today announced the Astryx Limited Edition, a Custom 24 turned signature model for Dany Villarreal, guitarist and lead vocalist in The Warning. The Astryx Limited Edition is her twist on a Custom 24, with a custom color fade, custom fretboard inlay (featuring paua, gold, and mother of pearl), her signature on the truss rod cover, and every guitar comes with an autographed backplate. The model will be limited to just 200 guitars in 2026. This is Villarreal’s first ever signature model. --- ### CFG Launches SonikSphere NEO Wireless System **Published:** August 29, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/cfg-launches-soniksphere-neo-wireless-system.md CFG (Cable Free Guitar) has introduced SonikSphere NEO, its second-generation 5.8 GHz wireless system for guitar and bass. It adds important advances, such as under 2.5 ms latency, more than 10 hours of battery life, a -10 dB PAD for hot-output instruments, six color-coded channels, and visual battery bars. --- ### Paul Reed Smith to be Inducted into the Guitar Center Rockwalk **Published:** August 28, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/paul-reed-smith-to-be-inducted-into-the-guitar-center-rockwalk.md PRS Guitars and Guitar Center today announced that the national retailer is inducting Paul Reed Smith into the Hollywood Rockwalk, the handprint-and-signature tribute outside Guitar Center’s flagship Hollywood store on Sunset Boulevard. This pedestrian path and industry-recognized music landmark is dedicated to honoring the musicians and industry pioneers who have made significant and lasting contributions to the growth and evolution of music, through an exceptional level of talent, outstanding innovation and creative ingenuity. --- ### Reader Guitar of the Month: The Incredible Shrinking, Tenor-Tuned Jaguar **Published:** August 28, 2026 | **Author:** Premier Guitar Staff | **Section:** Reader Guitar of the Month **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/reader-guitar-of-the-month/reader-guitar-of-the-month-mini-jaguar.md Reader: Verne Andru Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia Guitar: Mini Jaguar tuned in 5ths --- ### Friedman Introduces JOSE 20 Head and Combo **Published:** August 27, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/friedman-jose-20-head-and-combo.md Following the success of the original Friedman JOSE 100, Dave Friedman has introduced the JOSE 20 Series. Available as both a compact head and a 1x12 combo, the JOSE 20 Series delivers the unmistakable voice, feel, and touch response of its 100-watt counterpart - now in a smaller watt format ideal for play at home, in the studio or on stage. --- ### Guitar Center unveils the 2026 Exclusive Crossroads Guitar Collection **Published:** August 27, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/guitar-center-2026-crossroads-collection.md Guitar Center today unveiled the 2026 Exclusive Crossroads Guitar Collection (https://t.e2ma.net/click/l4543m/hda7hd/92s4tv), a lineup of signature guitars and accessories created in collaboration with Eric Clapton and industry-leading brands Martin, Fender and Ernie Ball. Launching ahead of the 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival, the limited-edition collection builds on more than two decades of collaboration between Guitar Center, Clapton and the Crossroads organization. Proceeds from the collection support Crossroads Centre Antigua, the addiction treatment center Clapton founded in 1998. --- ### Vintage Vault: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Vintage Guitars at the Movies **Published:** August 27, 2026 | **Author:** Gary Bohannon | **Section:** Vintage Vault **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/vintage-vault/vintage-guitars-at-the-movies.md “It’s a Gibson SG, mint condish.” Jack Black, as Dewey Finn, in the film School of Rock is the ultimate guitar salesman. Watch the scene where he puts the class band together, and you’ll pick up on his awesome energy. Dewey is so into what he’s teaching; he’s like some sort of a sanctified backwoods preacher on a sunny Sunday morning delivering the gospel. It’s his enthusiasm that sparks the kids into learning how to rock. What is Dewey’s Excalibur, his all-conquering and mighty weapon? It’s that Gibson SG guitar. The way I see it, the guitar in cinema can be considered a ticket. In most cases, it’s a ticket to a better life for the person playing it. Be it creative expression, a way to escape poverty, or a way to escape the humdrum existence of the suburbs à la Marty McFly, the guitar, and music, can take you there. Today, we’re going to look at the good, the bad, and the unexpected as far as vintage guitars are concerned in movies. Length constraints for this article dictate that I might miss your favorite guitar movie, and I apologize for that. I’ll talk about a couple of mine and maybe one you’re not familiar with. First, the not-so-good. The Buddy Holly Story was released in 1978. It’s an excellent story about Buddy’s life, and Gary Busey is absolutely incredible portraying the young singer, songwriter, and guitar slinger from Lubbock, Texas. But man, for a guitar geek, it’s a little hard to watch. It’s like the people in the props department for that film didn’t do their homework at all. In the beginning of this film, we see our hero playing at a roller rink in Lubbock, just before he finds fame as a recording artist. It’s a sock-hop and the kids are there to have some fun. It’s an infectious scene with great energy. What’s Buddy playing? A Fender Bronco. Cue the record scratch: a Bronco? Wow, that’s an inspired choice! It’s also a guitar that didn’t make the Fender lineup for a full eight years after Buddy, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and their pilot died in a plane crash early in the morning of February 3, 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa. It’s a cringe moment for guitar aficionados and historians alike. --- ### DOD Pushes Analog Delay to the Edge with New DRAG Pedal **Published:** August 27, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/dod-drag-pedal.md DOD announces the release of the DRAG™ Analog Delay, a new effects pedal that reimagines what analog delay can do through aggressive time-warping control, expanded modulation, and performance-driven features. Available now worldwide through local retailers and online, the DRAG combines classic analog BBD delay with new patent-pending functionality designed to push delay effects well beyond traditional boundaries. --- ### Polyphia Announces New Record "Be Not Afraid" **Published:** August 27, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/polyphia-new-record-be-not-afraid.md Today, the genre-defying instrumental rock innovators Polyphia announce their fifth full-length studio album BE NOT AFRAID out October 23rd with Rise Records. --- ### Strymon Canoga Review **Published:** August 26, 2026 | **Author:** Dave Hunter | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/strymon-canoga-review.md The Strymon name is commonly associated with fully featured, and sometimes complex, digital pedals. But if the company’s new analog endeavors are something of a surprise, they are already yielding promising results. The new Canoga fuzz emanates from some down-time/chill-out projects built by CEO and chief analog engineer Gregg Stock about a decade ago. But now it’s very real, and one of the first offerings from Strymon’s new all-analog, U.S.-built, Series A lineup. --- ### Rig Rundown: Kittie's Morgan Lander & Tara McLeod **Published:** August 26, 2026 | **Author:** Chris Kies | **Section:** Rig Rundown **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/kitties-morgan-lander-tara-mcleod.md Kittie’s 30th-anniversary tour rolled into Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl, and PG’s Chris Kies caught up with Morgan Lander and Tara McLeod to see what’s left of a rig that once meant hauling an SVT up a flight of stairs. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details. Brought to you by D’Addario. --- ### Jackson And Charvel Debut Sleep Token Signature Guitar And Bass **Published:** August 26, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/jackson-charvel-sleep-token-signature.md Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has introduced the Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC and Charvel Sleep Token III Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas® Bass V, marking the first-ever signature collaboration with globally acclaimed phenomenon Sleep Token. These models are built to the exact specifications of Sleep Token’s guitarist and bassist, capturing their genre-defying and mystifying sound. --- ### Spector Introduces Euro 4 Rex Brown Signature Bass **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/spector-euro-4-rex-brown-signature.md Spector announces the release of the Euro 4 Rex Brown Signature bass, a new artist model developed in collaboration with the legendary Pantera bassist. Built within Spector’s Euro Series, the instrument reflects Brown’s long-standing relationship with the brand, translating his established tone, feel, and performance requirements into a modern, production-ready platform. Designed for clarity, punch, and mainstage reliability, the Euro 4 Rex Brown Signature model incorporates carefully selected tonewoods, electronics, and signature appointments informed by decades of professional use. --- ### Under the Hood with Mr. Black’s Jack DeVille **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** Ryan Reed | **Section:** Gear Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/gear-features/under-the-hood-with-mr-blacks-jack-deville.md A big-budget Hollywood biopic of pedal-maker Jack DeVille would open in the eye of a furious winter storm—or, more specifically, The Great "Snowpocalypse" that rocked Portland with a record-breaking blizzard back in 2008. Our protagonist, a sharp and scrappy auto mechanic, has been racking up extra hours in the evenings and weekends: working a side gig as a builder with a burgeoning pedal company, taking on freelance gear repairs here and there, experimenting with electronics to learn the core theories that eventually powered his own brand, Mr. Black. --- ### Marshall Expands Hendrix Tribute with Three New 60th Anniversary Editions **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/marshall-hendrix-60th-anniversary-tribute.md Marking 60 years since Jimi Hendrix first plugged into a Marshall amplifier, Marshall continues its tribute to Jimi Hendrix through an expanded, cosmic-inspired anniversary collection. --- ### MXR Mr. TalkBox Signature Talk Box Brings More Power, More Headroom, More Voice **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/mxr-mr-talkbox-signature.md Byron "Mr. TalkBox" Chambers is a Grammy-recognized artist whose talk box talents have lent unmistakable, expressive power to some of the defining gospel, funk, R&B, and pop records of the modern era. When he wanted a device made specifically to elevate his silky smooth, electro grooves, he came to MXR. --- ### Queens of the Stone Age Detail Ninth Studio Album "Perfecth" **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-perfecth.md Queens of the Stone Age have always remained enduringly, singularly magnetic. It isn't just their sound. It's their spirit. They are provocative in the most essential sense: unafraid to explore the dark, the sexual, the surreal, the absurd. It's art that snarls and seduces in equal measure, and never more so than on the band’s ninth album, Perfecth, due Oct. 30 from Matador Records. --- ### Fender Custom Shop Honors George Harrison with Limited Edition 1967 Bass VI **Published:** August 25, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/fender-custom-george-harrison-1967-bass-vi.md The Fender Custom Shop (FCS) today unveils the Limited Edition George Harrison 1967 Bass VI, a meticulous recreation of the legendary instrument that became one of George Harrison's most distinctive creative tools during one of the most influential periods of his career. Crafted in Corona, California, the model faithfully captures the look, feel and character of Harrison's original Bass VI, bringing one of music's most iconic instruments to a new generation of players and collectors. --- ### DOWN To Release "Volume V" Full-Length November 20th **Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/down-volume-v.md American heavy metal icons DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, Volume V, on November 20th via Nuclear Blast Records! --- ### Carl Martin Introduces the Dual Compressor Limiter **Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/carl-martin-dual-compressor-limiter.md Carl Martin has introduced the Dual Compressor Limiter, an analog dynamics pedal that places two independently adjustable compression setups in one compact enclosure. Designed for guitarists who want consistent dynamics and longer sustain without sacrificing pick attack or clarity, it moves from subtle leveling to firm peak limiting at the press of a footswitch. --- ### EarthQuaker Scrolls Bass Odyssey Review **Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Author:** Steve Cook | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/earthquaker-scrolls-bass-odyssey-review.md I thought I had everything a gigging bassist could possibly need. I usually get a pretty solid bass tone, the players and clients I engage with generally like it, and I tend to feel pretty good about my EQ choices. Some instruments I like to run direct, without much tonal color. Others I run through an amp, where I can get plenty of it. Between the two, I figured I had any session covered. --- ### Death By Audio and Rainger FX Announce the Amp Crash **Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/death-by-audio-amp-crash.md Death By Audio and Rainger FX have joined forces to create Amp Crash, a completely new kind of effects pedal containing a real 3-watt amplifier, internal 2" speaker, and microphone. --- ### MXR Textures Can Make Your Guitar Sound Like Almost Anything **Published:** August 24, 2026 | **Author:** James Volpe Rotondi | **Section:** First Looks **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/first-look/mxr-textures.md MXR Textures Granular Synth Engine uses granular synthesis, to slice and dice sound and experience your guitar in the fifth dimension. --- ### Carr Trail Rider Review **Published:** August 22, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Amps **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/amps/carr-trail-rider-review.md When one thinks about 5-watt amps, it’s often in terms of compromise—things like consideration for the neighbors downstairs, or the houseplant that would flourish in the space where your Hiwatt stack lives. On one hand, Carr’s 5-watt, 1xEL84-powered Trail Rider offers a viable path to such compromises. And with an excellent attenuator on board, it can sound alive and characterful at volumes no louder than your TV. But with the brakes off, the Trail Rider also has the potency to blast a whole city block. And with so many beautiful sounds and colors available at full power, restraint can be difficult. --- ### How Chase Bliss’ Joel Korte Builds Effects That Push the Boundaries **Published:** August 21, 2026 | **Author:** Adam Feibel | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/chase-bliss-joel-korte-profile.md If you type the name Chase Bliss into Google, the first thing that comes up—after the official website for the Minneapolis-based pedal maker—is a Reddit thread with a question: “What is special about Chase Bliss pedals?” --- ### Taylor Guitars Introduces Next Generation 512ce and 712ce **Published:** August 20, 2026 | **Author:** Taylor Guitars | **Section:** Sponsored **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/sponsored/taylor-512ce-and-712ce.md Taylor Guitars continues to evolve the acoustic guitar experience with the introduction of the Next Generation 512ce and 712ce, two new Grand Concert models that bring a powerful combination of tonal character, player-focused innovation and effortless playability to one of Taylor’s most comfortable body shapes. --- ### Dimebag’s Secret Weapon Is Finally a Pedal **Published:** August 20, 2026 | **Author:** James Volpe Rotondi | **Section:** First Looks **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/first-look/mxr-flanger-doubler.md The rabble-rousing, rack-mount flanger that drove Dimebag's riffs to swirling heights lives on in a more compact pedal format. --- ### Wizard of Odd: The Quirks of Vintage Guitars and New Puppies **Published:** August 20, 2026 | **Author:** Frank Meyers | **Section:** Wizard of Odd **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/wizard-of-odd/quirks-of-vintage-guitars-and-new-puppies.md If you’ve been reading along for all the long years I’ve been writing this column, then you probably know a little something about my kids, co-workers, and friends. That’s the trick for me with writing: Something is going on in my life or rattling around in my head, and I start thinking about connections, mostly with guitars and history. --- ### Cort Guitars Unveils Exotic Series with Distinctive Tonewoods and Solid Tops **Published:** August 20, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/cort-exotic-series.md Cort Guitars announces the launch of its new Exotic Series acoustic guitars. Designed to provide unique visual identities at an accessible price point, the series targets entry-to-intermediate players, individual identity seekers, and collectors looking for one-of-a-kind natural wood grains. The lineup introduces three specific models engineered to blend organic visual character with dependable solid-top performance: the Exotic-GA Walnut, the Exotic-SFX Myrtle, and the Exotic-SFX Ash. --- ### D’Addario Launches XPND Voltage Booster **Published:** August 20, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/daddario-launches-xpnd-voltage-booster.md D’Addario announces the launch of the XPND Voltage Booster: a compact new power solution designed to help players easily integrate higher-voltage pedals into their setups without forcing them to purchase bulky power supplies or complicating routing. Designed for modern pedalboards, the XPND Voltage Booster converts a single 9V source into selectable 12V, 18V, or 24V outputs, giving players instant access to the voltages required by many overdrives, delays, reverbs, compressors, and other high-performance pedals. --- ### Epiphone And Lzzy Hale Unveil The Explorer Custom In Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle **Published:** August 19, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/lzzy-hale-epiphone-black-diamond.md Epiphone , the innovative, high-quality instrument brand built for every stage, proudly announces the launch of the Lzzy Hale Explorer™ Custom in a striking Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle finish. A bold new artist model created in collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning Halestorm frontwoman, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and Gibson’s first female Brand Ambassador, Lzzy Hale. The new model continues Hale’s celebrated run of Epiphone signature guitars, a series that has produced sold-out and highly collectible instruments embraced by fans, players and collectors. The Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom, Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle is available worldwide now at authorized Epiphone dealers, the Gibson Garage in Nashville and London , and on www.epiphone.com. --- ### Rig Rundown: Pavement **Published:** August 19, 2026 | **Author:** Chris Kies | **Section:** Rig Rundown **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/pavement.md Pavement’s 2026 reunion run brought them to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for a two-night stand, and PG’s Chris Kies caught up with Stephen Malkmus, Mark Ibold, and Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg before the second show to look over the road rigs. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details. Brought to you by D’Addario. --- ### Casio Dimension Shifter Review **Published:** August 19, 2026 | **Author:** Charles Saufley | **Section:** Accessories **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/accessories/casio-dimension-shifter-review.md Casio’s Dimension Shifter is a beautiful and thoughtful idea. It reveals an understanding about how electric guitar players tend to move as they play, and the lyrical, maybe even balletic and poetic, manner in which motion can transform the music they make. The fundamental notions behind the Dimension Shifter are not new—essentially, it combines the basic mechanical concepts behind the expression foot pedal and the B-Bender into a wireless digital expression tool. But where an expression pedal weds the player to a single location, and the B-Bender (and its cousin, the Palm Pedal) can only alter the pitch of one or two strings, the Dimension Shifter enables a player to change effect parameters using the pull-and-release, strap-tension-based mechanical action of a B-Bender—all as they meander about a performance space. Depending on your average state of animation on a stage, this might not seem like a big deal. But for any player that tends to get lost in their musical reveries or likes to interact more intimately with bandmates while they sweep a filter, tweak their delay feedback, or increase the modulation rate of flange, it’s a very liberating technology. --- ### Gear Radar: Stage-Ready Mini Combos, Multiscale Basses & Modern Acoustics **Published:** August 18, 2026 | **Author:** Sponsored Content | **Section:** Sponsored **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/sponsored/gear-radar-stage-ready-mini-combos-multiscale-basses-modern-acoustics.md From stage-tested mini combos and upgraded bass amps to versatile multiscale basses and modern acoustic designs, check out the latest gear hitting the market in this month's Gear Radar. --- ### Last Call: Verifying the Vintage **Published:** August 18, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** Last Call **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/last-call/vintage-verified-authentification.md When I first got into guitars, “vintage” wasn’t really a thing. A ’59 Burst was special because our heroes played one. But everything else was just a used guitar. You could score a 1952 Les Paul Gold Top in that greenish gold hue, covered in checking, for a hundred bucks in pawnshops, classifieds, or at garage sales. A buddy of mine had one and was embarrassed every time he pulled it out of its brown case. They just weren’t cool. --- ### A Guitar With a 20-Watt Speaker Built In? | Inspire Pro Demo **Published:** August 17, 2026 | **Author:** Tom Butwin | **Section:** PG Plays **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/pg-plays/inspire-pro-demo.md Usually, if you're bringing an electric guitar to a gig, you need to bring an amp, or at least a speaker, too. The Enya Inspire Pro changes that. It's got one built in. Tom Butwin unpacks a smart guitar that folds an entire signal chain into a carbon fiber body, and makes the case that even the most die-hard traditionalist can find a use for it. --- ### Royal Blood Announce New Album "Dead Company" **Published:** August 17, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/royal-blood-dead-company.md Royal Blood, one of the most important British rock bands of their generation, return today with an explosive new single “Ten Over Ten” and announce their long-awaited fifth studio album, Dead Company released via Warner Records on November 13th. --- ### Sully Guitars Adds 24-Fret Version of Singlecut ‘71 Trella **Published:** August 16, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/sully-guitars-singlecut-71-trella.md Sully Guitars is now offering a 24-fret version of its set-neck ‘71 Trella singlecut model. Builder Jon "Sully" Sullivan said, "The '71 addresses the issues I had with the classic singlecut while adding my own flair. The design celebrates its 15th birthday this year, and it's been rewarding to see it grow." --- ### On Bass: Are You Playing With Your Ears or Your Eyes? **Published:** August 15, 2026 | **Author:** Steve Cook | **Section:** On Bass **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-bass/on-bass-ears-not-eyes.md I was plugging away in my home studio recently and realized I needed to tune my bass. Within arm’s reach I have a rack tuner, a pedal tuner, and even a few clip-on tuners, but since my hand was on the mouse, I pulled up a tuner plugin within my DAW. The aesthetics on the tuner were great, from the pseudo brushed steel “housing” to the wide, beautifully visible strobe that danced nicely until I found my pitch. It was clear that out of the several DAW tuners I have, this one felt like someone wanted to give it a little more design attention than the others. --- ### Eric Gales Goes Months Without Playing Guitar **Published:** August 14, 2026 | **Author:** Nikos Arvanitis | **Section:** Off the Record **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/off-the-record/eric-gales.md The blues-rock guitar star sits down with PG's Nikos Arvanitis discussing his growth as a player (including prioritizing time away from the instrument), finding inspiration in figures outside of music, engaging with the social-media phenoms for a motivational challenge, and explaining why his partnership with Kiesel is a perfect fit. Sponsored by: https://stewmac.sjv.io/APO2ED --- ### Tokai Hard Puncher Review **Published:** August 14, 2026 | **Author:** Victor Brodén | **Section:** Guitars **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/guitars/tokai-hard-puncher-review.md When my editor approached me about reviewing this bass, I had a very visceral sensation of being 12 years old again. That’s when I started playing bass—and perusing basses in a Swedish mail order catalog that had everything from home improvement tools to musical instruments. I distinctly remember scanning that catalog, once upon a time, and spotting a Precision Bass lookalike called the “Hard Puncher,” which, I suppose, sounded much more heroic to a non-native, beginning-English speaker than “P-Bass.” --- ### Esoterica Electrica: What a Neck Joint Says About Your Guitar **Published:** August 13, 2026 | **Author:** Jol Dantzig | **Section:** Esoterica Electrica **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/esoterica-electrica/marriage-or-assembly.md The history of the bolt-on guitar neck joint is often told as a Leo Fender story, but it’s really about how replaceability and modularity came to the guitar sphere. Despite that, beneath every argument about sustain and resonance lies a deeper question: what kind of object is a guitar supposed to be? --- ### Martin Guitar Launches Two Joe Bonamassa Signature Models **Published:** August 13, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/martin-guitar-bonamassa-signature-models.md C. F. Martin & Co. has introduced the 00-18 Joe Bonamassa and 00-10E Retro Joe Bonamassa, two new signature acoustic guitars inspired by Bonamassa's treasured 1937 Martin 00-18 shade-top. --- ### Duane Betts: Rising Son **Published:** August 12, 2026 | **Author:** Steve Knopper | **Section:** Artist Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/artist-features/duane-betts-rising-son.md Towards the end of Duane Betts’ video for “Heartache,” a melancholy song about grief written after his father died in April 2024, the 48-year-old guitarist etches the initials “FRB” in the sand. It seems like a riddle, or perhaps a non sequitur, until you realize Betts’ late father, Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band, was born Forrest Richard Betts. “It was something that was kind of thought about and plotted out as an easter egg—something very meaningful, but not obvious. We didn’t want to be too on the nose about any of the references,” the singer and guitarist says, speaking to Premier Guitar by phone from a summer home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the night before he’s scheduled to perform with the Allman Betts Family Revival in Vail, Colorado. “Some people don’t know that my dad’s first name is Forrest. They might not catch the initials.” While inspired by the senior Betts’ death at age 80, “Heartache” is a universal ballad, on the edge of Neil Young-style folk-country and, yes, the Allman Brothers’ soulful southern rock. “I’ll wait, watch over you / Nothing I can do,” Betts sings, then repeats the phrase “there’s nothing you can do” multiple times before playing a solo that is both mournful and hopeful on his cherry-red 1961 Gibson ES-335, a guitar he inherited from his father. “I wrote that song down in Florida, shortly after my dad passed away, with my friend Stoll Vaughan,” Betts says. “I had this haunting chorus melody, and I was mumbling ‘heartache,’ and it just went from there. It’s a universal feeling that everybody can relate to. It’s about loss and acceptance and getting through that process. “It’s about everything and everyone that you’ve lost, you know?” he adds. “The lyric is simple, but it’s vulnerable and personal to me and I’m very proud of it.” In the video, filmed in Malibu, California, last March, Betts, slender with long hair and a thin mustache, wears open-collar, earth-toned suits that can only be described as “Allman Brothers chic.” In one of these outfits, he wanders into the ocean; in another, he plunges into a pool. “Actually, I don’t think we wrecked any of them,” he says of the clothes. “The first one turned out okay. We just air-dryed it. It was a lot of fun. The pool was about 10 degrees colder than the ocean, and the ocean wasn’t warm.” Betts made “Heartache” and the rest of his new album, Isle of Hope, with Dave Cobb, the Nashville producer who has worked with just about everybody, from the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb to pop star Teddy Swims, and has a knack for drawing out the country soul from raggedy-voiced singer-songwriters like Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, and Jason Isbell. Betts came across Cobb’s work while recording a session with guitarist J.D. Simo; while Betts was waiting for an Uber, “me and J.D. were getting some quality time,” and Betts played him a new tune called “Reckless.” “You know who would love to do this? Dave,” Simo told him. --- ### Rig Rundown: Kris Donegan **Published:** August 12, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** Rig Rundown **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/kris-donegan.md Nashville studio veteran Kris Donegan was at Nashville’s East Iris Studios earlier this summer when PG’s John Bohlinger stopped in to check out all the gorgeous vintage gear that Donegan uses to make the magic happen. Have a look at some quick highlights below, and tune into the new Rig Rundown for all the details. Brought to you by D’Addario. --- ### John Page Guitars Introduces the Noah Levine Signature DL Baritone **Published:** August 12, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/john-page-guitars-noah-levine-signature.md John Page Guitars has introduced the Noah Levine Signature DL Baritone, a new signature model developed in close collaboration with guitarist Noah Levine, lead guitarist for Noah Kahan and a multi-platinum songwriter. The release marks the latest expansion of John Page Guitars' baritone platform, continuing the company's focus on hand-built American instruments designed around the way real players actually use them. --- ### Win a Double-Cut Powerhouse: Enter to Win the Hagstrom Megin! **Published:** August 11, 2026 | **Author:** PG Giveaways | **Section:** PG Giveaways **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/win-stuff/pg-giveaways/hagstrom-megin-giveaway.md Ready to unleash pure tone and road-tested reliability? Enter today for your chance to bring home the Hagstrom Megin! --- ### This Small Amp Sounds HUGE **Published:** August 11, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** PG Plays **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/pg-plays/small-amp-sounds-huge.md This dapper 20-watter delivers a full-spectrum sound that starts at jangly chime before its EL84s natrually overdrive into a musical, singing saturation zinging with overtones and sustain. --- ### Acoustic Soundboard: A New Technique From a Romanian Violinist **Published:** August 11, 2026 | **Author:** Brad Barr | **Section:** Acoustic Soundboard **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/acoustic-soundboard/technique-from-a-romanian-violinist.md As anyone who has toiled long enough in any art form can tell you, hitting walls is inevitable, even necessary. They exist to remind us that there’s something on the other side, someplace to go that we haven’t discovered yet. We may not see the way over today, but when we start looking, that’s when new ideas reveal themselves (and not always in a way we can anticipate). --- ### MXR Flanger/Doubler Brings Legendary Rack Unit to Your Pedalboard **Published:** August 11, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/mxr-flangerdoubler.md The MXR Flanger/Doubler recreates the original MXR rack unit in pedal form, capturing those classic all-analog flanger and doubler effects featured on hallmark recordings from the ’70s and ’80s. It’s designed for experimenters, offering the tools to blend and bend your signal into your own rich, multi-layered textures. Built around authentic bucket-brigade devices and the original control set, this pedal delivers the full range of sounds that made the rack unit a studio staple. --- ### Floyd Rose Unveils Limited Edition Etched Paisley USA Series Tremolo **Published:** August 10, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/floyd-rose-paisley-tremolo.md Floyd Rose has introduced a Limited Edition Laser-Etched Paisley USA Series Original Tremolo, an exclusive release that adorns the iconic double-locking tremolo with an eye-catching, timeless design. --- ### On the Bench: A 1965 Fender Twin Reverb **Published:** August 10, 2026 | **Author:** Colleen Fazio | **Section:** On the Bench **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/on-the-bench/on-the-bench.md When Fender launched the Twin Reverb in 1963, the music world was blessed with a high-powered, reverb and vibrato-equipped tube amplifier that would become a staple for performing bands. The tweed Twin amps of the decade prior featured totally different circuitry, with lower output power and more grit than we hear from the crystal-clear Twin Reverbs of the ’60s and ’70s. After 1963, spotting a Fender Twin Reverb in a band’s backline became commonplace. --- ### Steadfast Designs Introduces the Steadfast Stopbar **Published:** August 9, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/steadfast-designs-introduces-the-steadfast-stopbar.md Steadfast Designs has launched the Steadfast Stopbar™, a patented aluminum tailpiece that aims to eliminate string-change stress and keep guitars in tune longer. Designed for any guitar with a traditional Tune-O-Matic/stopbar setup, it reimagines the conventional stringing process by anchoring the ball-ends at the tuner and locking the free ends at the tailpiece with precision set screws. --- ### Goose: Modern Men **Published:** August 8, 2026 | **Author:** Joe Bosso | **Section:** Artist Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/artist-features/goose-modern-men.md The chameleonic Connecticut-based band Goose have covered a lot of musical ground during their career, offering a little bit of something for just about everyone. Starting out as a self-described “indie-groove” outfit, they were quickly adopted by the jam-band community thanks to the group’s enthusiastic embrace of improvisation, and utter disregard for musical boundaries. Goose’s collision of genres—both onstage and over the course of five studio albums—has smashed together folk, jazz, funk, R&B, pop, progressive, and psychedelic rock. Thus far, they have yet to fold Swedish death metal into the mix, but give them time and they surely will. Fans can personalize and interpret a band in a multitude of ways, but what does founding guitarist, singer, and primary songwriter Rick Mitarotonda want listeners to appreciate about Goose? “I don’t think I have any ideas of what I want people to understand about the band,” he says. “For us, I think the goal is to just follow our instincts and creativity and be authentic to ourselves. And continue to uncover and unravel what that is and what that could be.” He lets that sink in, then continues, “Everyone’s got their own prism through which they see the world and how they relate to things, and there’s no way to know or understand or try to intellectualize what people seem to be thinking about us or what they think of what we do or anything like that. It’s unknowable. It’s not up to us what people make of what we do. It’s just up to us to try to do the best we can with what we have.” For the group’s growing and fiercely loyal legion of devotees—an audience now large enough to fill amphitheaters, pavilions, and arenas—Goose are doing just fine with what they’ve got. The band’s three-hour-plus shows are fast becoming the stuff of legend for their “anything goes” ethos in the grand tradition of premier jam bands both past and present. --- ### Tonewood Teardown: Upgrading Our Harley Benton Guitar’s Tuners **Published:** August 7, 2026 | **Author:** Dirk Wacker | **Section:** Mod Garage **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/diy/mod-garage/tonewood-teardown-upgrading-our-harley-benton-guitars-tuners.md Hello, and welcome back to Mod Garage! After working on the neck of our Harley Benton guitar last month, let’s spend some money to spruce it up a bit more, starting with the tuners. Last month we learned that the stock tuners were pretty heavy, which can lead to neck dive and discomfort. Their stability didn’t impress me, either, so let’s replace them. I wanted to keep our vintage look, so some Kluson originals came to mind. These are also available as locking tuners, which are usually a good choice, but they’re heavier than standard tuners and unnecessary on an Esquire-style electric without a vibrato system. After some research, I decided to use a set of “ClipHAUS” tuners from GÖLDO. This is German vintage at its best: The design goes back to a mechanism made by the ROKO (Robert Kolb) company in the ’60s. What looks like a roof at the top is a clip made of spring steel, pressing the worm shaft against the gear wheel, resulting in backlash-free movement. However, the old ROKO machine heads, which were used by many guitar manufacturers such as Gretsch, Guild, Höfner, and Framus, were much clunkier and lacked the cool Kluson lining on the clip. Also, these new tuners use a patented “push-through” design: The strings are run through the shaft from the top and can then be clipped off as they sprout out the back—a handy way to avoid scratches and cuts from rogue string ends on your headstock. The housing, including the steel clip, is stamped from sheet steel with extreme precision. As an additional bonus, a set of ClipHAUS tuners is less than half the weight of cast-housing tuners. This particular model is available with different tuner buttons; I went with a set sporting the original oval Kluson shape for a vintage look, which set me back $75 for a full set. --- ### Win a Taylor Guitars Gold Label 517e Acoustic! **Published:** August 6, 2026 | **Author:** PG Giveaways | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pg-perks/taylor-guitars-517e.md Experience aged-in warmth and deep dreadnought projection. PG has partnered with Taylor Guitars to give one lucky winner a Gold Label 517e! Enter now. (US residents, 18+ Only) --- ### Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Terry Bozzio Announce Tour of the U.S. **Published:** August 6, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/adrian-belew-steve-vai-tony-levin-and-terry-bozzio-announce-tour-of-the-u-s.md King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN, alongside STEVE VAI and TERRY BOZZIO approach the next chapter of BEAT. The quartet has announced a tour of the U.S. that will stage 40 appearances. The general on-sale is set for Friday, August 7 at 10AM local time. Tickets and VIP experiences will be available here: https://beat-official.com/tour. The artist pre-sale goes live on Tuesday, August 4 at Noon Eastern time with the password BEATTOUR. Fans can access the ticketing page and simply enter the code at checkout. All pre-sales will end at 10am local time Thursday, August 6. --- ### Flattley Pedals Introduces Centurion 10 AE Overdrive **Published:** August 6, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/flattley-pedals-introduces-centurion.md Flattley Pedals has introduced the “Centurion 10 AE”, the company’s special 10th Anniversary Edition of the Centurion transparent overdrive. --- ### Fender Vintera III Early ’60s Bass VI Review **Published:** August 6, 2026 | **Author:** Steve Cook | **Section:** Guitars **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/guitars/fender-vintera-bass-vi-review.md Do you know that feeling when a well-restored vintage car slowly passes you on the street? You stop, you stare, you gasp, and for a fleeting moment, you dream. That is how I felt when I opened the case for the Fender Vintera III Early ’60s Bass VI. It was a peek into a time portal, and I felt an audible, focused exhale leave my lungs. But unlike all those vintage cars I see, I got to take this one for a drive. It was a pleasure that pointed the way to a lot of creative possibilities. --- ### Epiphone Introduces Marcus King El Dorado Acoustic **Published:** August 5, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/marus-king-el-dorado-acoustic.md Epiphone has announced the Marcus King El Dorado, a limited-edition signature acoustic guitar based on a 1970s-era Epiphone model. King, a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and GRAMMY®-nominated artist, has cited a personal connection to the El Dorado, which was his first guitar and a gift from his father. He named his 2020 solo debut album El Dorado after the instrument. The Marcus King El Dorado Limited Edition is available in Antique Natural at authorized Epiphone dealers, Gibson Garage locations in Nashville and London, and at Epiphone.com. --- ### Spector’s Low-End Lineage **Published:** August 5, 2026 | **Author:** Freddy Villano | **Section:** Gear Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/gear-features/spectors-low-end-lineage.md In the world of boutique bass building, lineage matters. Knowledge is passed from mentor to apprentice, from workshop to workshop, and from one generation of builders to the next. Few contemporary builders embody that tradition more clearly than Wil DeYoung. Today, DeYoung serves as general manager and oversees the custom shop for Spector, one of the most recognizable bass companies in modern music. And though his path to becoming a builder was buoyed by family tradition, his rise to his current positions was more circuitous. In fact, DeYoung didn’t even start out wanting to build instruments. Long before he found himself guiding Spector’s future, he was a college jazz student searching for a place in music. And before he worked with some of the most respected builders in the industry, he was tinkering with inexpensive instruments on his own to better understand how they worked. “My dad dropped out of college to open a record store,” DeYoung says with a laugh. “I was probably doomed from the start to be obsessed with music.” Growing up in Michigan, music was a constant presence in the DeYoung household. Records by Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Larry Carlton, and other artists from the golden era of sophisticated studio musicianship formed the soundtrack of his childhood. Like many aspiring musicians, DeYoung’s first instrument arrived in the form of an inexpensive beginner guitar package that quickly found its way to a corner of the basement, which is surprising considering curiosity and generosity would become the hallmarks of his career. --- ### Rig Rundown: The Last Dinner Party **Published:** August 5, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** Rig Rundown **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/the-last-dinner-party.md Touring behind their 2025 record From the Pyre, English art-rockers the Last Dinner Party stopped at Nashville’s Pinnacle on June 10. PG’s John Bohlinger met up with the band ahead of the show, where guitarists Emily Roberts and Lizzie Mayland walked him through the key pieces of their road kits. Bassist Georgia Davies suffered an injury before the tour, so her tech Max Lilley was filling in on bass. Brought to you by D’Addario. --- ### Malina Moye Debuts Kramer Pacer Deluxe Signature Guitar **Published:** August 4, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/malina-moye-debuts-kramer-pacer-deluxe.md As the company celebrates its 50th anniversary, Kramer has introduced the Malina Moye Pacer Deluxe signature model, developed in collaboration with one of guitar’s most distinctive modern players. --- ### Grez Guitars: Off to the Races **Published:** August 4, 2026 | **Author:** Ryan Reed | **Section:** Gear Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/gear-features/grez-guitars-off-to-the-races.md Jeff Tweedy, mastermind of legendary alt-rock act Wilco, is a total gear-head—always seeking out another guitar or amp or bass for his massive collection, seemingly hoping each strange and tantalizing toy sparks some form of inspiration. In January 2025, he opened up his treasure trove for an interview with Reverb, showcasing some of the boutique pieces that have captured his eye and ear. One obvious standout was a Grez Mendocino bass: a lightweight, semi-hollowbody that, with its sharp lipstick pickups, scans as a quirky tribute to the vintage Danelectro aesthetic. “I saw the instrument, it looked austere and interesting,” he says in the video. “I listened to some clips of somebody playing one, and it sounded like something I didn’t have. It’s not like a Danelectro. It’s not like, really, anything.” That’s basically the creative and business philosophy of Grez Guitars owner/luthier Barry Grzebik, who formed the small but surging company in 2009, operating out of a converted backyard horse barn in Petaluma, California. “I think most of these instruments are pretty versatile, but they’re not infinitely versatile,” he tells Premier Guitar, highlighting his compact line of 4-, 6-, and 12-strings. “I look at it less like ‘Who’s the right player for the instrument?’ A lot of people are. I look at it more like, ‘Who isn’t the right player?’ That’s a smaller group and more easily defined.” He points to the Tweedy-approved Mendocino: “If you’re playing slap-bass, super brash and bright with the treble cranked; if you’re looking for that crazy articulation and a super-fast vibe, these aren’t the instruments for you. Now, if you want something that blooms more interestingly and is a little fatter and richer-sounding, maybe if you’re deciding whether to put flats or rounds on it? flat-wounds through a B-15, and I’m just happy. Whatever that conjures in your mind tonally, that’s the vibe I want to embrace.” --- ### Michael Anthony: Low End, High Notes **Published:** August 4, 2026 | **Author:** Brad Tolinski | **Section:** Artist Features **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/features/artist-features/michael-anthony-low-end-high-notes.md Michael Anthony still hits the high notes. That fact alone feels slightly supernatural. Inside a Las Vegas rehearsal space earlier this year, the longtime Van Halen bassist was effortlessly sailing through harmonies that most singers half his age wouldn’t attempt without a warm-up coach, oxygen tank, or minor act of divine intervention. Anthony, now in his seventies, shrugs off the achievement with the same blue-collar modesty that has defined nearly every phase of his career. “I think I’ve just been blessed with my voice,” he tells Premier Guitar, then laughs. “I can still pretty much sing everything I sang way back in the day.” That voice—bright, tensile, instantly recognizable—helped define Van Halen’s sound almost as much as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar. Yet for decades, Anthony’s contributions have often been overshadowed by the larger personalities orbiting him: Eddie’s revolutionary playing, David Lee Roth’s acrobatics, Sammy Hagar’s swagger, Alex Van Halen’s cannon-fire drumming. But listening back now to the classic Van Halen records, it’s apparent that Michael Anthony wasn’t simply singing the high notes while holding down the low end. He was one of the musical anchors that made the band work.His bass playing gave Van Halen weight and swing. His harmonies widened the band’s sound into something massive and anthemic. And perhaps most importantly, he helped translate Eddie and Alex Van Halen’s famously unconventional rhythmic instincts into grooves audiences could actually feel in their bodies. “I always felt my place was to hold back and be more of a solid, foundation-type player,” Anthony says. “I grew up listening to blues players and old walking bass lines. I always gravitated more toward being locked in with the drummer.” --- ### Breedlove Unveils Myrtlewood Guitars Crafted with Pacific Northwest Tonewoods **Published:** August 4, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/breedlove-unveils-myrtlewood-guitars.md Breedlove Guitars has introduced a new collection of acoustic guitars built with authentic myrtlewood sourced from the Pacific Northwest. --- ### Ashdown SBM 110 Amplifier Giveaway! **Published:** August 3, 2026 | **Author:** PG Giveaways | **Section:** PG Giveaways **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/win-stuff/pg-giveaways/ashdown-sbm-110-amp-giveaway.md Our friends at Ashdown Engineering are bringing you a shot at winning a 100-watt UK tone powerhouse, the Ashdown UK-SBM-110-100! Wrapped in Charcoal Tweed and packed with studio-grade clarity, this compact combo is made to turn heads. Enter below. --- ### Reader Guitar of the Month: A Thrift-Store Find Becomes a Resto-Mod Gem **Published:** August 3, 2026 | **Author:** Premier Guitar Staff | **Section:** Reader Guitar of the Month **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/reader-guitar-of-the-month/reader-guitar-of-the-month-guyatone.md Reader: David Tyree Hometown: Denver, CO Guitar: Marco Polo V2.0 --- ### HeadRush Announces Native NAM Support and Direct TONE3000 Integration **Published:** August 3, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/headrush-direct-tone3000-integration.md HeadRush® has announced a major firmware update for its Prime™, Core™, and Flex Prime™ pedals, delivering native support for Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) captures and direct integration with TONE3000, the fast-growing platform for community-created guitar tone. The update transforms how musicians discover, download, and perform with premium tone, connecting players directly to a global ecosystem of players, producers, audio engineers, artists, and creators with no computer, conversion, or third-party software required. --- ### Art of the Stomp Box: Coffee-Table Book Celebrates Pedals as Visual Art **Published:** August 2, 2026 | **Author:** News | **Section:** News **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/news/art-of-the-stomp-box-coffee-table-book-celebrates-pedals-as-visual-art.md --- ### EarthQuaker Devices HalfLife Review **Published:** August 1, 2026 | **Author:** Richard Bienstock | **Section:** Pedals **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/reviews/pedals/earthquaker-devices-halflife.md Not long after the release of Sunn O)))’s self-titled 2026 LP, I drove from Humboldt County, on the far-Northern California coast, to San Francisco. The first segment of that drive passes through the Avenue of the Giants, a section of dense, towering redwoods that’s part of a sprawling landscape of mountains and tall trees that locals, somewhat ominously, call the Redwood Curtain. On the day of that drive, it rained like crazy and mists swirled around treetops and up and down and through mountain canyons. It was moody, mystical, elemental—a perfect day for a Sunn O))) voyage. --- ### Mics, Preamps, and Impedance **Published:** July 31, 2026 | **Author:** Bryan Clark | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/recording-dojo-microphone-impedance.md During a recent episode of my podcast (The Earworm Podcast), a cringe-worthy word was mentioned: “impedance.” Most of the time, impedance is one of those words that makes musicians suddenly remember they have somewhere else to be. But have no fear, there’ll be no math in this article. I’m going to decode this word for you and give you ways to make sure your mics sound their best! --- ### The Pitch Pedal Nashville Guitar Pros Didn't Know They Needed **Published:** July 31, 2026 | **Author:** John Bohlinger | **Section:** PG Plays **URL:** https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/pg-plays/chug-capo-demo.md The bandleader calls E-flat but you're in standard. Every gigging guitarist knows exactly how that feels. John Bohlinger puts Solar Guitars' new Chug Capo to the test to see if it can solve the two problems that have plagued pitch-shifting pedals forever: latency and tone coloring. Designed by Ola Englund and the Solar team after benchmarking every competing pedal they could find, the Chug Capo promises roughly half the latency of its rivals and a transparent signal that doesn't muddy your tone. 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